Washing-machine.



L. s. ANSELL & 0. SPEER. WASHING MACHINE APPLICATION FILED DBO. 4, 1913.

1 1 1 5,373. Patented Oct. 27, 1914,

"crap s LOUIS S. ANSELL AND CORNELIUS SPEER, OF HUNTINGTON, TESTVIRGINIA.

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Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

Application filed. December 4-, 1913. Serial No. 804,647.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LOUIS S. ANsELL and CORNELIUS SPEER, citizens ofthe United States, and residents of Huntington, county of Cabell, Stateof WVest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inl/Vashing-ldachines, of which the follow ing is a full and clearspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section, showing ourapparatus applied to a wash-tub; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus,the tub being omitted; and Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section, partof the large corrugated roller being broken away for the purpose ofbetter illustration. Fig. 4; is a detail plan view showing the manner inwhich the cap plates are swung to one side to take the parts out ofengagement with the shaft of the main roller.

This invention has relation to that type of clothes washing apparatus inwhich the clothing is passed between a series of rollers mounted upon aframe which is removably set upon the rim of the tub, the washingapparatus being connected to the wash-bench in such manner as to beswung upwardly and over to one side out of the way; and the object ofthis invention is to improve and simplify'the apparatus, as more fullyhereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, a designates the baseboard which is adapted to beremovably and adjustably affixed in the tub by means of clamps I), eachof which consists of a hook or neck carrying a thumb screw 0 adapted tobear upon the outside of the tub and a depending part adapted to dependinto the tub and being provided with a flat plate (Z which is securedagainst the underside of thebaseboard a, this securing means consistingof a bolt 6 passing through a longitudinal slot in said plate d. Two ofthese clamps are attached to one end of the base-board and one clamp atthe opposite end. The bolt and slot connections with the board or.enable the clamps to be adjusted inwardly and outwardly to accommodatetubs of different diameters.

Aflixed. to the base-board a is a pair of wooden standards f andpivotally attached to the outer face of these standards are links orbars g. These outer ends are respectively provided with a longitudinalslot h. C0mpanion bars or links 2' pivotally connect the bars 9 to thecross rod j of the wash-bench, these bars 11 overlapping theadjacentends of the bars 9 and being provided with longitudinal slots 72. Theconnecting means between each pair of bars is a clamp bolt Z, by meansof which and the slots in and 7c the washing apparatus may be properlyadjusted in the tub, and be swung upwardly and backwardly out of the waywhen not in use. When the washing device is adjusted and clamped to thetub, it is desirable that the clamp bolt Z shall be tightened, so thatthe bars 9' and i serve to assist in bracing the apparatus properly inthe tub.

Journaled in bearings in the pedestals or standards is the shaft of alarge corrugated roller m, suchshaft being extended at one end to forman operating crank a. Under this roller is mounted in the standards aseries of five companion rollers 0, the end rollers being preferablylarger than the intermediate rollers. The corrugated roller isyieldingly pressed toward the smaller or bed rollers 0 by means of coilsprings 70, each of which is mounted in a vertical slot in one of thepedestals f and normally tends to force a bearing block 9 against theshaft of the roller. Each bearing block q is attached to the lower endof a rod 1" which passes down through the spring and each spring pressesupwardly against a cap plate 8 mounted on top of the pedestal. The rod7" passes through a hole in this cap plate and it is provided with ahandle 25 of ring or other form, by means of which the bearing block qmay be pulled upwardly whenever it is desired to relieve the corrugatedroller of the pressure of the springs.

It will be understood that in the operation of washing the clothes, itis simply necessary to rotate the corrugated roller and pass the clothesbetween the same and the bed rollers.

When it is desired to remove the corrugated roller from the apparatusfor the purpose of cleaning or repairing the same or the bed rollers,this may be done in a very simple manner by simply swinging the capplates to one side, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 and in full linesin Fig. 4. To enable this to be done conveniently, one end of the capplate is pivotally fastened by screw bolt a while the opposite end ofthe cap plate is clamped by a similar screw or bolt 0;, this screw beingpassed down through an open notch in the inner edge of the cap plate.With this construction, by simply loosening screw 11, the 'cap plate maybe swung around on the other screw as a pivot, thus carrying the rod 7*,spring 39 and bearing block 9 out of the slot in the pedestal and farenough to one side to be out of the Way of the ready removal of theshaftrof the corrugated roller from the slots. It Will be observed thatWhen the parts are thus swung out of the slots in the pedestal, the ringor head at the upper end of the rod Will prevent the rod from beingdetached from the cap plate and Will hold the spring under compression.

Having thus described our invention, What We claim is:

, In a machine of the type set forth, the combination of a base boardand means for supporting it in a tub,pedestals or uprights mountedthereon, each of which is vertically slotted, a series of bed rollers, amain roller mounted upon the bed rollers and having its shaft extendedthrough said slots, a cap plate mounted over each of said slots, one

end of this cap plate being'pivotallyconnectedto its pedestal, so as tobe capable of swinging: to one side to uncover the upper end of theslot, rods carried by these cap plates, each rod carrying a bearingblock LOUIS s. ANSELL] CORNELIUS SPEER.

\Vitnesses:

HOWARD L. DESMOND, M. M. BEVAN.

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' Washington, D. G.

